Region: Canada
State: British Columbia
City: Vancouver
Business Unit: Store Support Centre (SSC)
Associate Merchant, Swim & Intimates (Contract End Date: April 2022)
Description & Requirements
Who We Are
At lululemon, we work together to elevate the world. We set audacious goals, nurture big growth and engineer innovative products that allow people to feel—and perform—their best. To us, leadership is more than a role or title—it’s a way of being. We are all leaders, committed to growth and results.
Together, we’re co-creating a future that otherwise wouldn’t exist. To do that, we’re looking for people who unite diverse perspectives to lean into bold visions. Who strive to be better than they were yesterday. Who are all in, in everything they do.
We’re looking for you. Join us.
About This Team
The Merchandise team lives and breathes all things product! We collectively work together towards getting the right product for our stores and ultimately our guests
About This Role
Reporting to the Merchandise Manager or Director, the Associate Merchant is accountable for item creation, purchase order maintenance, line plan maintenance, on-order tracking and management, accurate data entry and maintenance in various systems. This person assists the Merchant/Merchandise manager in the creation of the product assortment and line plan to deliver our design vision and meet or exceed guest expectation and financial goals
Key Responsibilities
- Responsible for data integrity and accuracy of the line plan (e.g., style number, color options and codes, product attributes, target FOB/IMU, forecasted units, purchase order, price management, item creation, on-order, line sheet and product flow reporting)
- Assist the merchandising team in developing merchandising strategies and preliminary product assortments, managing the localized line plan; including flow, weekly stories, cancellations and shifts in the business.
- Proactively collaborate with cross-functional partners; including design, development, raw materials, sourcing, production, fast turn, whitespace, planning, allocations, digital, visual merchandising and, logistics, to gather key information that support merchandising decisions
- Proactively gathers, analyzes and drives insight from local market knowledge and competitive landscape across all channels.
- Assist the Merchant/MM to manage the product lifecycle for all styles in assigned product categories including introduction, build and retirement of those styles.
- Takes initiative in leading the in-season management of your product category, through flow, product education, chase, cancellations, markdowns and exit.
- Trains, supports and mentors Merchandise Assistants
- Demonstrates an excellent sense of style and is passionate about sweating, health and personal development
Qualifications
- Relevant experience or a university/college degree
- Minimum 2-3 years experience as a retail apparel buyer
- Proficient with all programs in Microsoft Office 2007
- Mastery of retail mathematics and Open to Buy
- Strong understanding of season-to-season business performance
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Only those applicants under consideration will be contacted. Please accept our utmost appreciation for your interest. lululemon is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. Employment decisions are based on merit and business needs, and not on race, color, creed, age, sex, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, marital status, medical condition, physical or mental disability, military service, pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions or any other classification protected by federal, state or provincial and local laws and ordinances. Reasonable accommodation is available for qualified individuals with disabilities, upon request. This Equal Employment Opportunity policy applies to all practices relating to recruitment and hiring, compensation, benefits, discipline, transfer, termination and all other terms and conditions of employment. While management is primarily responsible for seeing that lululemon equal employment opportunity policies are implemented, you share in the responsibility for assuring that, by your personal actions, the policies are effective.
lululemon is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities. If you would like someone from our team to contact you for individualized support, email us at accommodations@lululemon.com. In your email, please include the position title, the location of the position and the nature of your request.